I am proud to say that I allowed King County Superior Court to violate my Constitutionally-protected rights this week. I accepted jury duty.

Washington State’s jury duty law is in direct contradiction of Article XIII of the U.S. Constitution.

Fred Stephens introduces Silas Potter

But what’s a little slavery among friends? I’m happy to be considered as a potential adjudicating peer of any accused grand thief, murderer, or driver with an Breathalyzer reading that is allegedly over the legally allowable statistic. And the experience gave me the opportunity to hear portions of the case of David A. Johnson, the black entrepreneur who had the misfortune of running into Silas Potter, head of the Seattle Public School district’s Regional Small Business Development Program [whose much-celebrated purpose, illegal on its face, was to give small businesses aid based on racial and gender preferences]. Potter, in turn, worked for or with: a) the Seattle Schools Superintendent, b) its Chief Financial and Operations Officer and directly under c) the now-awesome Fred Stephens.

Ron Bemis is the challenger to long-time 7th District Stalinist Democrat Jim McDermott. McDermott has consistently refused to debate Bemis and the reason is very, very clear. It might tend to give the voters a choice. McDermott made the mistake of appearing side by side with Bemis in October on KUOW and Bemis – how should I put this? – Bemis broke McDermott into little pieces intellectually and then ground the pieces into a fine powder. [You can hear it (and the extraordinary KUOW left wing bias) here.]No problem in Soviet King County, however.

There is a controlled press.

The Seattle Times has literally refused to cover the Bemis candidacy (!!!). They couldn’t let word get out about a candidate that brilliant. To counteract the Times’ bias against him (they are, after all, just another wing of the Democrat Party), the Bemis campaign purchased a quarter page ad in the Times Sunday October 28 edition. [Why shouldn’t the local propaganda rag profit from its own misdeeds? (and thanks, McCain-Feingold)]

Jim McDermott

And why should our anointed Congressman-for-life, while taking advantage of franking privileges and the prerogatives of media-bequeathed eternal incumbency, have to give up the limelight of a debate just because he (technically) has an opponent for the office? What to do?

Enter the Freedom Foundation.

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On Thursday, November 1, 2012 the Freedom Foundation [formerly the Evergreen Freedom Foundation], through its offspring, the Student Freedom Project (SFP) will host a McDermott “Debate.”

But to Save Dr. McDermott* the indignity of having to face his opponent, Ron Bemis will not be invited.

(the likeness of Michael Medved was created by Jim Henson and remains under license by the Walt Disney Corporation, all rights reserved)

Your Presidential campaign has drawn the enthusiastic support of an imposing collection of Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, Holocaust Deniers, 9/11 “Truthers” and other paranoid and discredited conspiracists.”

The “Judas Goat” enjoys the confidence of the sheep and leads them to their destruction. Michael Medved, as we’ve pointed out consistently for years, is precisely this kind of political figure, speaking articulately on occasion to conservative themes, but always, at the crucial moment, leading his audience to political action that ensures conservatism’s destruction. He has defended suicidal legislation extending massive amnesty for millions of identity fraud criminals and the candidates who support it. He (more…)